Yessy vom Welzbachtal (Hillview's 4 time SchH3 lady)

We are very thankful that Carrie has given us the opportunity to give Yessy a home. After the loss of our Labrador Retriever due to age, I was a little skeptical about getting another dog. My oldest daughter, Hannah, was going off to college in the fall of last year and my youngest daughter, Haleigh, was fast approaching the "high school years". I have come to realize it was one of the best decisions I made.......welcoming Yessy into our family. Learning the German commands was a little unusual but Yessy immediately responded to Haleigh, my youngest daughter and took her as her own. She is the welcome that Haleigh needed coming home from school each afternoon when neither myself or Hannah was home. She is her protector and her companion. I did not realize how dependent Haleigh was on Yessy until she went back to Carrie's for a few days when she was breeding and I came home from work one day to find Haleigh with a baseball bat out thinking she "may" have heard a noise and she just looked at me with a sad face and said, "I miss Yessy".

Originally I was concerned that when we had friends over, Yessy would be overly protective and not so friendly with our guests. She proved me wrong. As "ferocious" as she looks being a good sized Shepherd, she was very welcoming yet very aware of newcomers. Our friends have grown to love her and enjoy watching her so intent with her ball playing and her unusual swimming habits, such as her yelping as she swims and splashing with her paws. The sprint and sprawled out jump that she makes into the pool keeps us smiling. She is just like a child getting out of the pool and then jumping right back in....over and over and over.........

Thank you Carrie for giving us the joy of Yessy! She is our protector, our companion and our much loved best friend!
Heather